The report released by the Summit County Medical Examiner (SCME) in Ohio recorded the horrific injuries suffered by Ethan Liming during his last moments in the parking lot of the I Promise School in Akron. The report also revealed a blunt force injury to the head.
The teen’s occipital bone, the main bone that connects to the cervical spine and protects the brain, was broken, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
Amy Schaefer, one of the investigators at the SCME office, told DailyMail.com that she was unable to provide further details about the case.
“The investigation is still ongoing. “The results of the autopsy and the death certificate are pending and have not yet been finalized and may take several weeks,” Saffer said.
The preliminary autopsy also showed that Liming had a black eye and a head injury. A broken cell phone was also found near Liming’s body, the news agency reported.
Ethan Liming, 17, was beaten to death on June 2 at I Promise School (IPS), a school founded by LeBron James in 2018 for children at risk.
On June 11, Donovon Jones, 21, and brothers Deshawn Stafford Jr., 20, and Tyler Stafford, 19, were arrested by U.S. Army and Akron police officers over Liming’s death, authorities said.
On June 13, they pleaded not guilty to being brought before the Akron Municipal Court.
All have been charged with murder and criminal assault, an Akron Municipal Court official told DailyMail.com on Tuesday.
They are being held on a $ 1 million bond in Summit County Jail.
Brothers Tyler Stafford, 19, and DeShawn Stafford, Jr. 20, are charged with murder and felony in the death of 17-year-old high school student Ethan Liming.
Donovan Jones, 21, has been charged with murder and felony criminal mischief by an Akron Municipal Court. He is being held in Summit County Jail and has $ 1 million bail
The gruesome act took place on June 2 when Liming, along with several friends, allegedly started firing a water gel pistol at people playing basketball near School I Promise.
The school was founded by LeBron James in 2018 for children at risk.
Liming was found lying on his back without responding to the wild attack.
One of the victims’ friends frantically called 911 around 22:42, according to the Akron school.
“We are at the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio,” the caller told a 911 sender. “Our friend was just knocked out. We do not know what to do. ”
Liming died shortly after being fatally wounded in the beating.
21-year-old Donovon Jones, Deshawn Stafford Jr., 20 and Tyler Stafford, 19, were arrested by US Marshal in connection with Liming’s death, authorities said.
An affidavit revealed that the suspects “beat Liming until he lost consciousness” and “then hit him more” while he was “unconscious on the ground,” Fox News reported.
During the annoying 911 calls, the sender asks the caller if the quarrel was going on while the caller was talking to other people around him.
The phone call is finally heard in the voice of another man who says: “Hello friend. Sorry dude. We also did not mean “, according to the recording of the call.
The operator then repeats her question about the fight for clarification, from which the victim’s friend replies that “there was”.
“It’s okay, though,” he added. “It’s nice now. “It’s nice now.”
17-year-old Ethan Liming from Akron was beaten to death when he and his friends shot at a group of men on a basketball court with a water gun on June 2.
When asked if Liming was still breathing at the time, his 911 caller replied: “Yes, he is breathing. He is breathing. “
The operator then asks for Liming age, but the phone call is interrupted several times. There is also a background noise, which someone says, “I’m not trying to fight, though.”
The good 911 finally reveals during the call that Liming is 17 years old before the conversation ends there, leaving the sender hanging.
It remains unclear if the fight was still going on at the time of the 911 call. DailyMail.com contacted the Akron Police Department for comment on the recording of the 911 call.
Liming and a group of friends were happily riding in a car and apparently provoked an argument with the three men by shooting them with a plastic Splatrball Water Bead Blaster.
Deshawn and Tyler Stafford, who live together on 500 block of North Howard Street in Akron, Ohio, were arrested by the Marshals and police. Jones was arrested separately at 200 Crosby Street, also in Akron.
Deshawn Stafford, 20, top left, Tyler Stafford, 19, top right and Donovon Jones, 21, bottom left, were arrested for beating Liming to death on June 2.
Police said Liming was traveling with friends when one or two of them allegedly used this Splatrball Water Bead Blaster and shot a group of men who led to the altercation.
The quarrel between the men and Liming started when the boys were driving in the car on the night of June 2 with the toy gun. One of the boys reportedly shot at the basketball court where the three men were playing with others.
The shooting caused some people on the field to flee and, according to the leader, the boys were temporarily chased. The boys returned to their car when they were confronted by the three men.
“There is a quarrel and then Ethan Liming is dead,” the leader told a news conference.
The father of the dead boy, Bill Limming, said his son was punched in the sucker during the altercation and suggested his death stemmed from racial hostility in today’s culture.
“He was fighting back for his life,” Dad said. “A third person came up behind him and crushed him. And they hit him on the ground. “His friends tried to help him.”
He said his friends tried unsuccessfully to drive the other team away.
“My son Ethan Liming was killed by three African-American men and a woman standing next to him and doing nothing,” said Bill Limming.
“We live in a sick world. People look at each other based on skin color or the fact that one disagrees with another. “And because you disagree with me, you must be bad,” he said.
Bill Limming continued: “And we have so dehumanized each other in our society, that’s why my son was killed. Some people saw him as someone whose life did not matter. And it breaks our hearts. “And we do not want this to happen to anyone else’s child.”
Following the arrests, Jennifer Liming, the boy’s mother, told the Akron Beacon Journal that she hoped her son’s death would make people think before reacting to anger.
“I just hope when people feel angry with someone for something they did to them, they just take a breath and think for a second. “Think of my son,” he told the newspaper.
Liming was found not responding to a park at I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, more than two weeks ago near a basketball court.
Police said the death was not racist and that the boys “unfortunately caused a quarrel”.
“There were allegations that it was a match incident,” the police chief told the press. “We have nothing at our disposal at the moment, no information that shows that the tribe played a role in this homicide.
“If we receive information that the tribe played a role in this, as in any homicide, we will consult our prosecutors and add additional charges.”
The Soldiers’ Service has promised to continue assisting police in the case as the exact motive is not yet known.
“The US Marshal Service will continue to provide all the necessary resources to assist our partners in the Akron Police Department in combating violent crime,” said US Marshal Pete Eliot. “This crime has affected an entire community and we stand by the community in seeking justice for Ethan.”
Basketball star LeBron James asked his 51 million followers on Twitter to “pray for our community” the day after Liming’s death on his I Promise School campus.
Liming, who was buried June 17, did not attend I Promise School.
He would be graduating next year at Firestone High School where he played football, basketball and baseball, according to his obituary.
“He was a loyal friend, always helping those in need,” the monument said. “Ethan did not care about the color of your skin or the money in your pocket – he cared about what you had in your heart.”
Following his death, the LeBron James Family Foundation shared the following statement on social media expressing its condolences:
“Our community is everything to us. We were devastated when we learned of the night’s incident that saw a life lost near our school. We mourn with our community for another senseless act of violence. Our campus is safe as we continue to do what we can to support our students, our families and the entire Akron community. ‘
LeBron did not comment on social media after the arrests.
Liming’s family and friends gathered on June 17, two days ago, to remember the teenager
Friends and family paid tribute to the teenager on social media. In the photo: Liming in a high school football uniform with a friend
A memorial site for Liming was posted on social media, where a sign reading “Justice 4 Ethan” was posted.
Akron Public School Superintendent Christine Fowler Mack sent an email to teachers and staff the day after the incident saying:
“Our family at Akron Public Schools expresses its deepest condolences and offers its prayers to the family and friends of a student who lost his life last night. We grieve as one for Ethan Liming, a 17-year-old senior at the Firestone Community Learning Center. Ethan was a student leader at his school and was at the Design Academy there.
“The death of a student affects the whole of Akron …